And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you hasten the matter. But the Levites hastened it not.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Money. The half sicle, (Exodus xxx. 13., and 4 Kings xii. 4.; Calmet) which at first was required for the tabernacle, and afterwards for the repairs of the temple. (Worthington)